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. 2021 Jan 12;21(1):e00507. doi: 10.34172/jrhs.2021.38

Table 3. Odds ratios for gastric cancer risk and 95% confidence intervals according to the tertiles of intake of energy and macronutrients in this case-control study in the Cancer Institute of Iran (2010-2012).

Nutrient/ tertiles of intake Crude
OR (95% CI)
P -trend Partial adjusted
OR (95% CI) a
P -trend Full adjusted
OR (95% CI) b
P -trend
Carbohydrate 0.380 0.094 0.072
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.63 (1.02, 2.59) 1.31 (0.77, 2.21) 1.29 (0.75, 2.24)
Third 0.81 (0.51, 1.29) 0.64 (0.38, 1.08) 0.61 (0.35, 1.06)
Fiber 0.110 0.786 0.757
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.17 (0.73, 1.85) 1.13 (0.67, 1.88) 1.14 (0.66, 1.95)
Third 0.68 (0.43,1.09) 0.93 (0.55, 1.56) 1.09 (0.63, 1.90)
Sucrose 0.001 0.001 0.001
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.89 (1.18, 3.04) 1.67 (0.97, 2.79) 1.59 (0.92, 2.75)
Third 2.73 (1.96, 4.40) 2.50 (1.48, 4.23) 2.94 (1.66, 5.19)
Protein 0.001 0.005 0.011
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.78 (1.12, 2.86) 1.47 (0.87, 2.47) 1.40 (0.81, 2.42)
Third 2.43 (1.51, 3.9) 2.11 (1.25, 3.56) 2.04 (1.17, 3.55)
Animal protein 0.380 0.390 0.687
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 0.99 (0.62, 1.56) 0.98 (0.58, 1.64) 0.98 (0.57, 1.69)
Third 1.23 (0.78, 1.95) 0.78 (0.48, 1.34) 0.89 (0.52, 1.54)
Vegetable protein 0.001 0.774 0.409
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 0.24 (0.15, 0.39) 1.02 (0.59, 1.75) 0.89 (0.50, 1.57)
Third 0.22 (0.13, 0.36) 0.93 (0.55, 1.58) 0.79 (0.45, 1.39)
Total fat 0.380 0.782 0.520
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.93 (1.21, 3.09) 1.61 (0.96, 2.69) 1.71 (1.00, 2.93)
Third 0.81 (0.5, 1.29) 1.06 (0.63, 1.79) 1.18 (0.68, 2.04)
Animal fat 0.180 0.854 0.669
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 0.61 (0.39, 0.98) 1.00 (0.59, 1.68) 0.93 (0.54, 1.60)
Third 0.73 (0.46, 1.15) 0.95 (0.57, 1.59) 0.89 (0.52, 1.53)
Vegetable fat 0.001 0.214 0.108
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 0.7 (0.44, 1.12) 1.04 (0.61, 1.75) 0.99 (0.57, 1.72)
Third 0.34 (0.21, 0.56) 0.73 (0.43, 1.22) 0.64 (0.37, 1.12)
Saturated fatty acids 0.040 0.048 0.055
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.72 (1.08, 2.75) 1.98 (1.17, 3.37) 2.21 (1.26, 3.87)
Third 1.63 (1.02, 2.59) 1.71 (1.01, 2.89) 1.73 (0.99, 3.00)
Monounsaturated fatty acids 0.860 0.233 0.107
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.77 (1.11, 2.82) 1.76 (1.05, 2.95) 1.89 (1.09, 3.26)
Third 1.04 (0.65, 1.66) 1.36 (0.81, 2.29) 1.56 (0.90, 2.68)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 0.010 0.204 0.448
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.23 (0.78, 1.96) 1.17 (0.71, 1.95) 1.23 (0.72, 2.09)
Third 0.54 (0.34, 0.87) 0.71 (0.42, 1.19) 0.79 (0.46, 1.38)
Cholesterol 0.001 0.003 0.005
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 2.12 (1.32, 3.39) 1.77 (1.05, 2.98) 1.88 (1.09, 3.25)
Third 2.44 (1.52, 3.92) 2.23 (1.32, 3.77) 2.22 (1.28, 3.85)
Percent of calorie from carbohydrates 0.070 0.020 0.015
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.04 (0.66, 1.66) 1.04 (0.62, 1.67) 1.05 (0.60, 1.82)
Third 0.65 (0.41, 1.03) 0.59 (0.35, 1.01) 0.57 (0.33, 0.98)
Percent of calorie from proteins 0.001 0.001 0.001
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.99 (1.23, 3.24) 1.45 (0.85, 2.47) 1.39 (0.79, 2.44)
Third 5.05 (3.06, 8.32) 3.39 (1.92, 5.96) 3.09 (1.69, 5.61)
Percent of calorie from fat 0.263 0.696 0.444
First 1.00 1.00 1.00
Second 1.34 (0.84, 2.13) 1.22 (0.74, 2.05) 1.36 (0.79, 2.33)
Third 1.34 (0.84, 2.13) 0.95 (0.56, 1.61) 1.06 (0.61, 1.83)

a Adjusted for age, gender, and energy

bbAdjusted for age, gender, energy, education, smoking, and body mass index